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Greek Art. Colossal head of a woman in limestone. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). American politician. Elected president in 1860. Monumental statue (1920) by Daniel Chester French. Detail. Lincoln Memorial. Washington D.C. United States
Capital. Palace of Darius ICapital from the audience hall of the Palace of Darius I (Susa). 6th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
Colossal head of Amenhotep I, second pharaoh of the EighteenEgyptian Art. Colossal head of Amenhotep I, second pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. 1525-1504 BC. From the Temple of Amon (Karnak). Luxor Museum. Egypt
Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep IIIEgyptian Art. Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Imenhetep III). Represents Khepri, god of sunrise. Sacred Lake. Temple of Karnak. Around Luxor. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom
Temple of Ramses III. Great colossal statues of Ramses III deified as Osiris, attached to pillars. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Western colossus. Luxor. EgyptColossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Western colossus. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Eastern colossus. Luxor. EgyptColossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Eastern colossus. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt
Colossi of Memnon. Luxor. EgyptColossi of Memnon. Stone statues depicting pharaoh Amenhotep III (14th century B.C.) in a seated position. Panoramic view. Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor. Egypt
Temple of Luxor. Night view of the colossi of Ramses II in the first pylon of the temple. Egypt
Temple of Luxor. Night view. Egypt
Egypt. Temple of LuxorEGYPT. TEMPLE OF LUXOR. Partial view of the first pylon of the temple, the remains of an obelisk of pink granite, and head and colossal statues of Ramses II. Ancient Thebes Waset
Ramesses II. LegRamesses II. Detail of his leg. New Kingdom. Temple of Luxor. Egypt
Ordnance ColumnA colossal column built from French ordnance with wheeled cannon decorating each tier Date: circa 1815
Dornier Do. XSeen here on a test flight, the 150-passenger DO.X is the largest aircraft in the world, but as with most grandiose projects, it proves a colossal failure - only 3 are built. Date: July 1929
Baalbek / QuarryA colossal stone remaining in the quarry near Baalbek, showing that the massive stones used in the construction were cut as single pieces Date: circa 1840
Giants staircase, Doges Palace, Venice.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries
Paris, France - Barriers. Date: circa 1860s
Mines from the Crimean onwards by G. H. DavisMines, from the infernal machine used by the Russians during the Crimean War to colossal barrages employed during the Second World War. 1940
Rameses II ColossusColossal statue of RAMESES II ( The Great ), Pharoah of Egypt, with the smaller statue of his wife NEFERTARI between his legs, Karnak, Thebes, (modern day Luxor), Egypt Date: REIGNED 1279 - 1212 BC
Luxor Temple Complex, Egypt - Statue of Pharoah Rameses II Date: circa 1930s
Thailand. Northern Region. Sukhothai. Khamphaeng
TURKEY. Nemrut Dag. Tomb of Antiochus I. Northern terrace with colossal head of god Apollo. Sculpture on rock
CHILE. VALPARAISO. Moai or colossal statue. In the background, the Hotuiti Bay. Sculpture
Colossal Statue of Ramses II. 13th c. BC. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Sculpture. Proc: EGYPT. Mit Rahina. Memphis
The great Wallace shows: colossal 3 ring circus, 2 elevated stages. Poster shows the portraits of B. E. Wallace, Mlle. Norada French, and Mlle. Frenchs circus act. Date c1898
The gift of France to the American people, the Bartholdi colossal statue, Liberty enlightening the world. The Statue of Liberty
Colossel figure at Abou Simbel, Nubia. View of colossal figure, probably Ramses II, at the Great Temple at Abou; Sunbul, Egypt. Date 1862?. Colossel figure at Abou Simbel, Nubia
Foundry with statue of Duke of WellingtonThe bronze-casting foundry of Matthew Cotes Wyatt, the sculptor who created the huge equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington riding his horse Copenhagen
Sphinx and pyramids, Giza, EgyptThe Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Two arabs with their camels can be seen on the right. Date: early 20th century
Fallen statue of Rameses II, Memphis, EgyptThe fallen statue of Rameses II at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt. It is made from red granite. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia
Temple of Abu Simbel with statues of Rameses II, EgyptView of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, with four colossal statues of Rameses II. Date: early 20th century
Gran pops nose is put out of joint by Lawson WoodNow that King Kong has appeared in London, this might happen to Gran pop (the wily orang utan created by artist, Lawson Wood) at any moment
Statue of Richard I of England at Westminster, 1861Engraving showing the colossal statue of Richard Coeur de Lion, King Richard I of England, by Baron Marochetti, in the Old Palace Yard, Westminster, 1861
Colossal impudence: Protection against English gas-bombsGerman illustration showing a German Red-Cross worker wearing protection against English gas-bombs. The image is accompanied by indignant ILN editorial
Classical Myth / AthenaA colossal head of Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. She is often represneted as grave, wearing a helmet and with drapery over a coat of mail
Myth / Hercules BustA colossal head of Hercules, and a very fine example of Greek sculpture. This was probably a copy of a famous statue by Glycon found in the Baths of Caracalla
Chichen Itza / ChaacmolAt Chichen Itza (site on the Yucatan Peninsula) Archaeologist August Le Plongeon and his wife pose with a colossal statue of Chaacmol, leader of the Itzaes
Hercules Statue / RomeA colossal bronze statue of Hercules found beneath the Campo dei Fiori in Rome is raised by a complex dual block-and-tackle system
Palace Yard / Lantern SlidThe colossal statue of Richard the Lionheart by Baron Marochetti in the old Palace- Yard, Westminster
Carlo Borromeo / R LeoCARLO BORROMEO Colossal statue to the Italian cardinal and saint, near Lago Maggiore
Egypt / Sphinx / Detail / 1879A detailed close-up view of the colossal recumbent Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, dating from the reign of Khafre (4th king of 4th dynasty; c.2550 BC), and known to portray the king
Abu Simbel 1845The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand
Afghanistan / BamianTwo colossal Buddhist sculptures cut from the hillside. Known to have been there in 630, they were destroyed by order of the Taliban rulers in 2001
Jain StatueThis colossal statue (note the human figure) stands in a Jain temple at Madras, and (presumably) depicts Mahavira, the founder of Jainism